Telegram-herald., 1887-09-04

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BOT wat 70 s4y, fszTins might wound Ia
stead ef con1fcfs kiaa, he su&seAiy tUfned
upon ms sta look | shaf never fsEgsk
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n0w aAsAins ars. Hs hz6 ngrSed as wrath
A l0sg A. Ne eoali, aaa aO~ Il had buxs
forth IA al is fury. HIS teeth shattered.
and as faos was hyId siEh rage
y acre are rasyP he gaSpsd, gFaspiAg the
throttle q his englne.
They have boarded the trsin,' / apr
swerei. IN as quiet toas possible.
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-'Proyidencs, / bsAeve.'
-'Very well, he said. in quiet tone.
-By this tinls DARK, heavy, onlinous
cloud had gathered in the east never saw
cloud gather As quickly, and when we left
that station it was amidst the thunder's roar
and TIE hghtning's fash- The lightning
fairly danced on the track before Us. The
rain came down in torrents, AMI altogether 1t
Was very desolAts night
Earl Wendali pulled his engine wide oren.
and sAs shst OUT like eanEon bad. Faster
and faster We went, unit the cans jumped
and ratified as though they we're going %
leave the track every minute. | hardly
knew whea we reached the frsG station. We
whizzed by NE a streak, not checking in the
least. The rain was by this time hliading.
Hy hair fairly stood ca end Earl, seeing
how frightened l was, gave loud laugh,
which chilled me TO the very marrow Of any
bones. figEdsrstood now he intended 10
run the train OF tie track, Z possible, and let
every soul on board perish. Before was
aware OF what he was doing he had disap-
peared through the cab window and was
making bis way to the front of the engine.
Ia another instant the headlight was OUT lie
bad turned Il OF, and We were plunging into
uttsr darkness AZ the rate Of thirty miles an
hour.
Coming back into the engine With his pis-
tol in bis hand he took hls seat on the box and
gave himself up to the most hilarious laugh
ter made q spring TO his side, with the in
tention OF shutting her oil. bat he slapped his
cooked pistol in my face. and cried:
Back, Tom, or you are a dead manr
Z. But, Earl | SAID, You VIII run the train
OF aud cause fearful destruction to life and
propertyr
That IS what want to dor be screamed,
with another laugh.
~By this time tue conductor, knowing some
thing was wrong. came over the cars 10 the
front. followed by two or three passengers,
among them Eubanlss.
What is the mstterF asked the conduc-
| tor, as he sp-aEg on - the engine.
Island backr shouted Earl, With his pistol
presented. I'm running this engine, and the
first man who attempts 20 interfere is a dead
manr
"Eubanlxs made a rush at Earl, who, at
sight of bis rival, fGirly~osnled with rage
'villainr he screamed, you dare inter
ferel You, Of oil menF
| "Eubanks recciled, horror stricken. In the
meantime. we were plunging along in utter
| darkness, knowing not what minute we would
| all be dashed TO eternity.
| awhile the conductor and Earl were talking
in an excited tone, Eubanks slipped up be-
hind Earl with billet of wood, ready to
strike.
look behind, Earlp cried. In an in
slant he had turned and saw Eubank., ready
to brain him.
"'villaini Not satisfied with winning my
bride, you would Kill mep And as he said
these words his pistol rang out amid the din
and confusion, and Eubanks' bridal tour had
ended.
Now he said, turning to the conductor,
| you may stop the train. I've had my re-
vengs.'
Grabbing hold Of the lever the conductor
shut or the steam, and the train, which mo-
ment ago was Plunging along at such terrific
rate Of speed, was at a standstill. went back
to the passenger car, and conducted Bessie to
the horrible scene which awaited her coming.
When she beheld the dead form OF her young
husband her loud, piercing screams could
have been heard a mile Turning her eyes
up 70 Earl. who was standing there with a
contemptible smile on his face, she demanded:
@'And you are the author Of thisr
@Earl did not speak Her cold, reproach-
full glance coved him
when Earl said he had his revenge he told
the truth There upon the floor OF the engine
was the dead form Of Bessie's husband, and
she was bending over him, giving vent to the
most pitiful means.
"That was more than revenge.
sHe had widowed beautiful girl and BE-
come himself fslon, criminal Of the deep
est dye Picking mp bis hat and putting bis
yet smoking revolver in his pocket, Earl bid
the silent spectators TO bis awful crime adieu
and disappeared in the darkness"
What did they do with WendsllF asked
one Of the listeners.
Nothing He came 70 trial not long after
bit was acquitted. the jury finding from ths
evidences that be acted in self dsfenscp
~And Mss Bsssie-ais swee;heartT
~Oh. she IS my wife. 4 var after thu
events transuired we we're married, in th'
same room that shs and Eubanks were mar
red in. Young. you say. to marry mel Oh
no She was %. while was only 3. -. II
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